Poetry Explication Due Wednesday February 11

Choosing one of your two poetry interp poems, you will unfold the poem to its barest bones. By doing this, you will
pull out the theme and the poets motives behind his choices. Your explication will be 6 pages long.
Page 1 - Cover Page - title, author, your name and any background information you think necessary.
Page 2 - Poem + topical connections and summary. What does the poem explicitly say?
Page 3-5 Poem + Poetic Devices and explanations (one per page) metaphor, simile, alliteration, enjambment, diction,
punctuation, rhyme pattern, form, imagery, speaker identification, symbolism etc.
Page 6 - Romantic Elements - Which characteristics of romanticism do you find in this poem
Page 7 - Analysis. This should include a thesis, and evidence to support your claim. What is the author saying through
his poem?
On each Page 2 - 6 Your poem will need to be copied onto the paper, as seen in the following example. Each of these
pages will be titled as well.

Bummer (F incomplete/MIA)

Meh (C)

Nailed it! (A)

Formatting

Poem missing on pages 2-5,

cover page missing

All Formatting correct

Connections

Missing personal connections

or vague and missing effort

Great connections, deeper

than the surface.

Poetic Device 1

No evidence or explanations.
Incorrectly Labelled.

Correctly identifies
devices, and explains what
they mean.

Poetic Device 2

No evidence or
explanations.Incorrectly
Labelled.

Correctly identifies
devices, and explains what
they mean.

Poetic Device 3

No evidence or
explanations.Incorrectly
Labelled.

Correctly identifies
devices, and explains what
they mean.

Elements of
Romanticism

No elements highlighted, or
elements highlighted do not
support British Romantics

Features highlighted
characteristics of
romantacism.

Theme

Theme mistaken for summary.

No evidence or support.

Theme analyzed and

supported.